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🎬 🇮🇹 🇺🇸 Clooney: US government run by 'least qualified people' Veteran US film star George Clooney says President Donald Trump's administration is a "kakistocracy" -- a government run by the "least qualified people". Clooney was speaking on the opening day of the Venice Film Festival, where he is to be awarded a lifetime achievement award
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Nepal flood survivors cling to zipline to cross treacherous river. High above the swollen Trishuli river, flood survivors grip a makeshift cable as Nepali soldiers and residents pull them to safety, more than a week after one of the country's worst disasters
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🇵🇭 👰🏽♀️ Philippine couple gets married in flooded church A couple tied the knot in a flooded Catholic church in the Philippines, after heavy rains which have pummelled large parts of the country for a month. Leian Lieza Galang and Gilbert Chico waded through hip-deep water to go ahead with their ceremony as planned in Hagonoy town
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💥 🇺🇸 Iran attacks US sites after American strikes, wedding deaths Iran launched a wave of attacks on US sites across the Middle East on Wednesday as violence surged after an extensive American bombardment. The Iranian Red Crescent said shrapnel from a US missile strike hit a wedding ceremony in southern Iran, killing at least four people
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Iran struck US interests around the Middle East on Wednesday, vowing "severe" consequences for renewed American attacks on the Islamic republic. The Jordanian army said it intercepted 10 ballistic missiles fired from Iran. Missile and drone attacks were also reported in Kuwait
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🇳🇵 🇨🇳 ⚠️ Nepal army delivers relief supplies to remote areas Nepal's army has been battling tough terrain to deliver supplies to those affected by deadly flash floods in the country's Rasuwa district, after the disaster cut off roads and disrupted communications in many villages. More than 1,100 bodies have so far been recovered, and nearly 4,500 people remain missing after a wave of freezing water, rocks and debris triggered by a glacial collapse roared down from the China-Nepal border
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🇳🇵 🇨🇳 ⚠️ Nepal rescuers search underground for missing workers Nepali army rescuers crawl through tunnels leading to the Rasuwagadhi hydroelectric power station site, searching for dozens of workers believed to be trapped inside. It is six days since devastating glacial floods hit the border region between Nepal and Tibet in China, killing at least 1,050 people in Nepal and 16 in Tibet
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Firefighters in Indonesia have intensified their battle against wildfires across the archipelago, using cloud seeding and water bombing as officials warn of the smoke and haze being produced by the blazes. On the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, more than five million people have been directly exposed to the haze
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🇨🇦 🇺🇸 'Lake Ontario' caps launched in response to Trump rename A Canadian company is making "Lake Ontario" caps in response to US President Donald Trump's order for the body of water to be renamed "Lake America", aiming to "bring Canadians together", the firm's owner said. Trump made the change after US-Canada trade talks collapsed at the last minute last week
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🇳🇴 Mourners pay tribute to Norway's late King Harald Town halls in many Norwegian cities have made books of condolence available following the death of King Harald aged 89, after 35 years on the throne. "He was the best man we could have had," says Lilian Haabrakke, one of those signing books of condolence in Oslo
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Buddhist monks offer prayers for Nepal flood victims. Buddhist monks and residents gather at a temple in Nepal’s Nuwakot district to offer prayers and pay tribute to victims of the devastating flash floods. Emergency teams have recovered more than 1,000 bodies, and nearly 4,500 people are missing after the gigantic wave of freezing water, rocks and debris triggered by a high-altitude glacial collapse roared down the China-Nepal border on August 26
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🇿🇦 ✈️ South Africa airline defends low-altitude stadium flyover Airlink has defended its low flyover over a stadium in Cape Town which took place ahead of a South Africa-New Zealand rugby match on 29 August. Footage of the two commercial passenger planes went viral online and sparked concerns over the safety of the stunt
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🌏 🌡️ UN chief: 'The fight for 1.5 degrees is the fight for humanity' The United Nations on Wednesday said the target of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels would be missed, and outlined how the world might bring temperatures back down once the milestone is breached, in a first-of-its-kind assessment that met with dismay from climate-vulnerable nations and scientists
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🇸🇩 Sudan farms lie barren as El Nino leaves Nile banks dry In Sudan's breadbasket of Gedaref, farmers are battling both drought and soaring production costs as they try to salvage this year's harvest. The El Nino climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean has delayed crucial rains.
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🇺🇸 ⚠️ Two people dead after Grand Canyon flash floods A monsoonal downpour lashed the northern side of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, sending torrents of water, rock and debris down a popular hiking course. Two people are known to have died in the sudden floods and one is still missing. Rescue efforts were hampered by more heavy rains that swept through the region
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Chinese guitar capital climbs stairway to export heaven. Zheng'an, in China’s rural Guizhou province, may seem an unlikely guitar manufacture and export hub. With more than 144 guitar-related factories, though, the town manufactures one in every seven of the instrument sold worldwide
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VIDEO: A worn-out Pikachu plushie, tired teddy bear or stained stuffed animal can all get a new lease of life at a Japanese laundry service, making beloved toys squeaky clean again. Business is booming at Cleaning Yonmarusan, a regional chain in Yamanashi, west of Tokyo, with customers coming from all over the world for the service.
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🇮🇩 ⚠️ Indonesia battles wildfires as toxic haze threatens archipelago Firefighters have stepped up their battle against wildfires across Indonesia, using cloud seeding and water bombing. On the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, more than five million people have been directly exposed to haze, the deputy health minister said, with some 13,500 people treated for respiratory infections in July and August
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